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Hello guys,
so I have been asking myself, what the word "power" in the expression
"You can add your exalted levels to any cleric levels you have to calculate the power of your channel energy ability."
of the feature named in the tile refers to exactly.
So far, this is the only place in all the somehow accessible material where this wording is actually used.
Does it read like someone worded it in some FAQ thread
The second Exalted Boon of Sarenrae, Healing Sunburst, allows to add the Exalted level to the cleric level to calculate the effect of Channel Energy.
or maybe more closely "to calculate any level-dependent effects of his channel energy class feature", which would also include any ACF-modifications?
Or would it solely refer to the damage dice used?Since the expression "power" has not been used in any other way in connection with this ability, I don't see any base on which to find a satisfying RAW interpretation.
Welcome to what happens when you use flavor text that has no mechanical implications as a means of being a mechanical implication. This certainly isn't the first time this has happened, most certainly won't be the last.
Personally, I believe it refers to all aspects of Channel Energy, such as Save DCs, Dice, uses per day, and so on.
Welcome to what happens when you use flavor text that has no mechanical implications as a means of being a mechanical implication. This certainly isn't the first time this has happened, most certainly won't be the last.
Personally, I believe it refers to all aspects of Channel Energy, such as Save DCs, Dice, uses per day, and so on.
This would also be my interpretation, but since there is no RAW explanation, this is gonna be subject to DM discretion as always.
The reason I asked is, that there is a new Cleric Archetype from the 2017 Adventurer's GUide called "Blossoming Light", which enhances you channel energy class feature based on your level. If your interpretation is correct, then those level-dependent modifications would fully scale whith Exalted levels as they are modifications to the class feature.
Everything in this game is subject to GM FIAT, whether we want it to or not. The severity of how much it's subject is really the only thing that matters in the grand scheme of things, based on how clear the text is, and how much the GM does/n't want to houserule things.
All aspects of a feature are what determines its power. 9th level spellcasting is so powerful due to its unmatched versatility. Channel Energy from one class is more powerful compared to another due to different scaling of damage, save DCs, etc. A GM arguing otherwise most likely doesn't understand how to balance PC and NPC power with these issues in mind.
This, indeed, is very true.
Even though we are playing a home game, we have chosen to impose PFS restrictions when it comes to additional resources, so that our GM doesn't have too much of a hard time when it comes to balancing and allowing/disallowing stuff.
This, indeed, is very true.
Even though we are playing a home game, we have chosen to impose PFS restrictions when it comes to additional resources, so that our GM doesn't have too much of a hard time when it comes to balancing and allowing/disallowing stuff.
If it's PFS, I highly doubt that you can even take Deific Obedience feats, and even if you can, I imagine the list you can choose from, and/or their benefits are extremely restricted. In other words, you're basically wasting your character options by taking this sort of thing, since this can lead to the equivalent of Monkey Lunge or the current Overrun rules, in that they're broken and don't function the same (or at all) across every table.
As i said we just look at the pfs additional resources to rule out some gamebreaking stuff. It is still a home game among friends.
Apart from this, Exalted and Deific Obedience are both PFS legal anyways :)